National Register of Historic Places - Ohio (OH), Darke County

Darke County Ohio has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bear's Mill, Coppess, Benjamin Franklin House, Darke County Courthouse, Sheriff's House, And Jail, Fort Jefferson Site and Holy Family Catholic Church.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Darke County historic places including Abraham Studebaker, Henry St. Clair, Zachary Lansdowne, James Clemens, Anna Beir and George A. Lambert.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Darke County places including Manning Hart, Rouzer & Rouzer, Edward Schlochtmeyer, Jonathan Kenny, William Moses, James C. Goodall, Howard & Morrison, unknown, William English and Dr. J.P. Collett. Prominent architectural styles found in Darke Country are Italianate, Late Victorian and Gothic.

Bear's Mill (added 1975 - #75001372)

6450 Arcanum-Bear's Mill Rd , Greenville

Jonesey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Moses,William, Hart,Manning

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

More Information:

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Beir, Anna, House (added 1977 - #77001055)

214 E. 4th St. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beir,Conrad

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Beir,Anna

Significant Year:

1865

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Broadway Bridge (added 1996 - #96000114)

Broadway over Greenville Cr. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rice, Walter, Zesiger, A.W.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Brown Township Building (added 1983 - #83001955)

Also known as Ansonia Town Hall

Main and Weller Sts. , Ansonia

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fryberger,John, Spitzer & Co.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Government Office, Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

More Information:

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Carnegie Library and Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall (added 1980 - #80002986)

Also known as Greenville Public Library;Memorial Hall

520 Sycamore St. and W. 4th St. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kaufman,W.S., Howard & Morrison

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

St. Clair,Henry,et al.

Significant Year:

1910, 1901

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Clemens, James and Sophia, Farmstead (added 2001 - #01000199)

467 Stingley Rd. , Palestine

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Clemens, James

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Coppess, Benjamin Franklin House (added 1978 - #78002052)

209 Washington St. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Darke County Courthouse, Sheriff's House, And Jail (added 1976 - #76001409)

4th and Broadway , Greenville

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rouzer & Rouzer, Kenny,Jonathan

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

More Information:

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English, William, House (added 1982 - #82003562)

11291 OH 47 , Versailles

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

English,William

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Fort Jefferson Site (added 1970 - #70000488)

OH 121 , Fort Jefferson

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Park

More Information:

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Garst House (added 1977 - #77001056)

Also known as The Garst Museum;Coover's Inn

205 N. Broadway , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Greenville Mausoleum (added 1976 - #76001410)

West St., Greenville Cemetery , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Collett,Dr. J.P.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Mortuary

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Mortuary

More Information:

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Greenville South Broadway Commercial District (added 1984 - #84003657)

Roughly S. Broadway from Main to Washington and Martin Sts. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Holy Family Catholic Church (added 1979 - #79002817)

Also known as Frenchtown Catholic Church

OH 185 , Frenchtown

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Knights of Pythias Hall (added 2018 - #100002876)

118 East Washington Street, New Madison

1937reynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1904-1968 AD

Lambert-Parent House (added 1980 - #80002987)

631 E. Elm St. , Union City

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Lambert,George A.

Significant Year:

1881

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Lansdowne House (added 1979 - #79001824)

338 E. 3rd St. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Lansdowne,Zachary

Significant Year:

1870

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Leftwich House (added 1975 - #75001373)

203 S. Washington St. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Robeson, Dr. Donovan, House (added 1976 - #76001411)

330 W. 4th St. , Greenville

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. Louis Catholic Church and Rectory (added 1979 - #79002835)

Also known as North Star Catholic Church and Rectory

E of U.S. 127 , North Star

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Nicholas Catholic Church and Rectory (added 1979 - #79002841)

Also known as Osgood Catholic Church and Rectory

OH 705 and Washington St. , Osgood

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schlochtmeyer,Edward

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church (added 1980 - #80002988)

S of Versailles on St. Peter Rd. , Versailles

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, European, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Studabaker-Scott House and Beehive School (added 1978 - #78002053)

S of Greenville on OH 49 , Greenville

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Studebaker,Abraham

Significant Year:

1846, 1852, 1835

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Music Facility, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Versailles Town Hall and Wayne Township House (added 1981 - #81000432)

4 W. Main St. , Versailles

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Goodall,James C.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Government Office

More Information:

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Walker, Cristopher C., House and Farm (added 1982 - #82003561)

Also known as Old Walker Place

SW of New Madison, N of OH 121 , New Madison

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Waring House (added 1977 - #77001057)

Also known as Waring-Stockslager Home

304 W. 3rd St. , Greenville

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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